Megan Rapinoe of America is a professional soccer player who plays in the National Women's Soccer League for the OL Reign. She is openly transgender and serves as captain of the U.S. Women's National Team. Rapinoe is also an activist. She is currently engaged to Sera, a singer-songwriter. This article contains more information about Megan Rapinoe.
Megan Rapinoe is an American professional football player
Megan Rapinoe was raised in Redding California. Her twin sister Rachel is her older brother. Brian introduced her to football. Megan and Rachel are both avid football fans. Megan plays on most of her father’s teams. She also plays for Elk Grove United Pride, a club football team south of Sacramento. Rapinoe was a prominent supporter of gender equality as well as the rights for LGBTQ people.
Megan Rapinoe, a professional football player, has been active in social issues including equal pay for women and men. She is a vocal supporter of the LGBT community, and she has also spoken out about racial injustice. Rapinoe also became the first white male athlete to stand during the national song. This trend was started by Colin Kaepernick (an ex-NFL quarterback). Rapinoe is also known to have filed a lawsuit against US Soccer Federation over gender discrimination. Rapinoe has also stood in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick, kneeling during the national song.
She is an openly homosexual player on the U.S. Women's National Team
Rapinoe, an openly gay woman has been a prominent spokesperson for LGBT rights. She has also commented on issues such as racial injustices and equal pay. Known for her outspoken nature, Megan has also been vocal about her relationship with WNBA superstar Sue Bird. In November 2018, Rapinoe and Bird became the first openly gay couple to be featured in the ESPN Body Issue.
Megan Rapinoe was present during the Olympic preparations. Since 1999, women's teams have become more diverse. The forthcoming Olympics could be just the beginning of many coming out parties for the team. Rapinoe was named Sportsperson of the Year by Sports Illustrated in 2019.
She is an activist
A gold medal-winning soccer player and an activist, Megan Rapinoe has a thriving social media presence. She also participated in track and basketball as a high school student. She hoped that her soccer skills would land her a scholarship to the University of Portland. Rapinoe played for the University of Portland's women's national soccer team. After winning her first medal, Rapinoe joined the U.S. women’s national team and was later called up for the Under-19 team.
After her debut on the women's national team, Rapinoe was outed as gay and decided to speak up against sex discrimination. She also learned more about the history of slavery in America, and became a vocal advocate. Rapinoe donned a Black Lives Matter shirt when she hosted the ESPN Excellence in Sports Performance Yearly Awards ceremony.
Sera Cahoone, singer-songwriter, is her fiancée
The USWNT champ and the singer-songwriter were engaged. Rapinoe, who was celebrating the birthday of Sera Cahoone (singer-songwriter), proposed on Instagram. Their relationship has been going on for nearly two years. Sera is a Seattle singer/songwriter. She was previously married to US soccer star Carli.
Their relationship started in 2013 when Sera Cahoone was part of the band Carissa’s Weird. Sera joined the bands Panda & Angel and then released her first solo record in 2006. The Stranger reviewed her debut album, and she was soon signed to Sub Pop Records. Megan and Sera separated in 2017, and Sera went on to become a better musician.